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Blogger Appreciation Day: June 2010

Momof3boys — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:02:00 +0000

I think the months are slipping by faster and faster! Before we know it, it will be Christmas! Eeek!

This Blogger Appreciation Day post is actually scheduled this month (aren’t you proud of me for being on the ball this time?) but as soon as we arrive at the cabin and get settled I will check in and visit my players. I am thinking of doing a giveaway for Blogger Appreciation Day next month. What would be a good thing to win? I am thinking free ad space on my blog for a month or a blogging book… anyone have an idea?

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for June 1st – June 30th.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest.
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Link that post up in my LinkyTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! I had to delete a ton from the 40 Days/Elmer’s posts. )
Grab the Blogger Appreciation Day picture and add it to your site. Thank You! to Callista of Callista’s Ramblings for sending me a cute picture for my monthly meme.

(It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )

Now that we have covered the rules…. I want to give a HUGE thank you to my top ten referrers for June 2010!

I also want to note that Online Sweepstakes sent me 366 visitors this month! So, if you are running giveaways I hope like heck that you are putting your giveaways on there. Piece of advice put the value of your giveaway in the Online Sweepstakes title. I did a test.. those that had a dollar sign and value did better than those that didn’t regardless of what the actual price was.

Twitter sent me 74 and FaceBook sent me 48 for those that are curious

Blog Giveaways sent me 92 visitors
Org Junkie sent me 69 visitors
Third Tribe sent me 58 visitors FIRST TIMER
Crystal and Company sent me 48 visitors
Dimes to Vines sent me 43 visitors
The Informed Parent sent me 33 visitors FIRST TIMER
Mommy PR sent me 21 visitors FIRST TIMER
Just Contest Stuff sent me 18 visitors FIRST TIMER
Tip Junkie.net sent me 16 visitors
The Pioneer Woman sent me 15 visitors FIRST TIMER

Wow! Out of ten, five are on my list for the first time ever! My referrer numbers are up quite a bit this month:

Referring sites sent 1,440 visits via 168 sources

Amazing! Even if you didn’t make my top ten list, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! I am amazed at my wonderful readers and wish I could do more for you besides just sending a link back to you. Remember: if you leave a comment you get a link back to your site via my commentluv!

Blogger Appreciation Day: May 2010

Momof3boys — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:59:46 +0000

Hi! Welcome back to Blogger Appreciation Day! First I want to say a HUGE “Thank You!” to Callista of Callista’s Ramblings for sending me a cute picture for this monthly meme!

I am telling you, this is getting later and later! I wonder how many of you already have this post written and are just waiting on me so you can link up? Sorry about that, I am actually very organized, I just don’t have a ton of time. With the In The Kitchen With Kelli Series going on, I was trying to find a slot for this without overwhelming my readers with a million posts a day. Hmm maybe I should run a poll on how many posts per day you think are a good number.

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for May 1st – May 31st.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest.
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers.
Link that post up in my LinkTools below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! I had to delete a ton from the 40 Days/Elmer’s posts. )

(It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )

So, without further ado: THANK YOU TO MY TOP TEN REFERRERS FOR MAY 2010!

1. Dimes To Vines – sent me 56 visitors

2. Crystal and Company – sent me 24 visitors

3. The Blog Frog – sent me 23 visitors

4. Org Junkie – sent me 21 visitors

5. We Are THAT Family – sent me 16 visitors (NEW TOP REFERRER)

6. Frugal Creativity – sent me 13 visitors

7. Mavin’ of Savin’ – sent me 13 visitors

8. The Product Review Place – sent me 12 visitors

9. Bewitchen Kitchen – sent me 11 visitors (NEW TOP REFERRER)

10. Simply Stacie – sent me 11 visitors

And, for the Nosy Rosies out there. During May, my TOP referrer was Twitter… ahh, the power of Twitter.

COME BACK EVERY MONTH TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT SEND READERS YOUR WAY! (I do not list search engines, Twitter, FaceBook, etc… I list bloggers and mom entrepreneurs!)

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I have put this off for so long, that it definitely qualifies as a Tackle It Tuesday at 5 Minutes for Mom.

Blogger Appreciation Day: April 2010

Momof3boys — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:32:07 +0000

Time flies, doesn’t it? This was supposed to go up on the 3rd…. how on earth did it get to be the 5th so quickly?

Here’s how it works:

Go into your tracking service (I use Google Analytics) and set the time period for April 1st – April 30th.
Find the sites that have referred readers to you and put them in order from most sends to lowest.
Write a post (like this one) listing your top 10 referrers. (I should really get a pretty graphic made for this, huh?)
Link that post up in my MckLinky below. (Please do not list your current giveaways!! I had to delete a ton from the 40 Days/Elmer’s posts. )

(It is also nice to link back to my site, since I am giving you a link )

Thanks to my Top Ten Referrers for April!

Contest Girl – sent me 141 visitors <–first time on the list!
Org Junkie – sent me 129 visitors
BlogFrog – sent me 75 visitors <—first time on list!
Dimes to Vines – sent me 68 visitors
Crystal and Company – sent me 57 visitors
GetButtonedUp – sent me 56 visitors <—first time on list!
Blog Giveaways – sent me 24 visitors
Tip Junkie.net – sent me 23 visitors
Maven of Savin’ – sent me 17 visitors <—first time on list!
We Love Iowa – sent me 17 visitors <—first time on list!

Wow, 5 out of ten have never made my list before!! Great job!

COME BACK EVERY MONTH TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT SEND READERS YOUR WAY! (I do not list search engines, Twitter, FaceBook, etc… I list bloggers and mom entrepreneurs!)

Blogger Appreciation Day – March 2010

Momof3boys — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:48:00 +0000

Man! Time is flying right on by! Can you believe Easter is this weekend? Where is the year going?

So, this is just a super quick THANKS! to all those that link to me and an extra special THANK YOU to my top 10 blogger referrals for March!

Tip Junkie – sent me 427 visits!
Dimes 2 Vines – sent me 60 visits!
Org Junkie – sent me 57 visits! (this is from the Menu Plan Monday)
Crystal and Company – sent me 40 visits!
Mama’s Laundry Talk – sent me 28 visits!
Log Your Memory – sent me 19 visits!
Mavin’ of Savin’ – sent me 10 visits!
The Blog Frog – sent me 10 visits!
5 Minutes for Mom – sent me 7 visits!
Mama Dweeb – sent me 5 visits!

AWESOME! I just love other bloggers! I wish more of you would play along with me. Just think, I am returning the favor to the above bloggers by linking back to them at least once a month! Be sure to show them some love by visiting them (it would even be nice to say you are coming over from Blogger Appreciation Day! LOL)

Remember, if you want to play:

Write your own Blogger Appreciation Day post (I get my referrals from Google Analytics)
Link to this post
Come back here and put a link in the comments section.
Once I am consistently getting several players, I will add a linky.

Blogger Appreciation Day – February 2010

Momof3boys — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:25:01 +0000

Seems like just yesterday that I wrote my “Thank You Note” to my top referrers for January.

Blogger Appreciation Day will happen EVERY month. I will be thanking the Top Ten Referrers to my site!

What are top referrers? If you go into your Google Analytics you can find “referring sites.” Those are sites that have a link to you and people have clicked that link to come over.

Online Sweepstakes = sent me 82!
Four Crazy Children = sent me 56 visitors!
Budget Saving Mom = sent me 41 visitors!
Mama’s Laundry Talk = sent me 25 visitors!
Nifty Thrifty Homemaker = sent me 23 visitors!
Skip To My Lou = sent me 13 visitors!
Musings of a Housewife = sent me 10 visitors!
Anita Martin = sent me 9 visitors!
Dimes to Vines = sent me 8 visitors
Frugal Creativity = sent me 8 visitors!

There ya’ go! Thanks again to everyone that sent visitors my way… even if it was unintentional.

Remember: I will be doing this every month! If you are interested in writing your own Monthly Thank You Post, feel free to post a link in the comments. If I see lots of interest, I will add a linky to future posts!

Blogger Appreciation Day – January 2010

Momof3boys — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:18:46 +0000

While I was at Blissdom I learned several neat post ideas that I plan to incorporate into my blogging. In fact, I am going to be taking my blog in a new direction and hope my readers follow me. I am not going to go into the whole thing in this post, but keep your eyes open for it!

Blogger Appreciation Day will happen EVERY month. I will be thanking the Top Ten Referrers to my site!

What are top referrers? If you go into your Google Analytics you can find “referring sites.” Those are sites that have a link to you and people have clicked that link to come over.

Without further ado, I want to thank the following people for helping blog readers find my site!

Online Sweepstakes = sent me 932 visitors!
Organized Junkie = sent me 156 visitors!
Blog Giveaways = sent me 90 visitors!
Four Crazy Children = sent me 88 visitors!
Skip To My Lou = sent me 38 visitors!
Tip Junkie = sent me 36 visitors!
Chic Chick Media – sent me 24 visitors!
Mama’s Laundry Talk – sent me 23 visitors!
Atlanta Mom Guide – sent me 17 visitors!
Oh Amanda – sent me 17 visitors!

Please note, this is SIMPLY bloggers and other mom-mavens! This does not include direct traffic, Google referrals, twitter, FaceBook, etc! This is to pay back all those great women that have my link on their page for whatever reason.

I will be doing this every month! If you are interested in writing your own Monthly Thank You Post, feel free to post a link in the comments. If I see lots of interest, I will add a linky to future posts!

Blogger Appreciation Day – January 2010

Blogger Appreciation Day – January 2010

Momof3boys — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:18:46 +0000

Blogger Appreciation Day will happen EVERY month. I will be thanking the Top Ten Referrers to my site!

What are top referrers? If you go into your Google Analytics you can find “referring sites.” Those are sites that have a link to you and people have clicked that link to come over.

Without further ado, I want to thank the following people for helping blog readers find my site!

Online Sweepstakes = sent me 932 visitors!
Organized Junkie = sent me 156 visitors!
Blog Giveaways = sent me 90 visitors!
Four Crazy Children = sent me 88 visitors!
Skip To My Lou = sent me 38 visitors!
Tip Junkie = sent me 36 visitors!
Chic Chick Media – sent me 24 visitors!
Mama’s Laundry Talk – sent me 23 visitors!
Atlanta Mom Guide – sent me 17 visitors!
Oh Amanda – sent me 17 visitors!

Blogger Appreciation Day – January 2010